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A mathematical nature walk

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Adam, John A

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Whitman College -- Memorial bookplates -- Class of 1947, Mathematics in nature -- Miscellanea, Mathematical analysis -- Miscellanea, Mathematical analysis, Mathematics in nature, Natuurverschijnselen, Wiskunde, Mathematisches Modell, Natur, Mathematisches Modell, Natur, Matematik
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Princeton : Princeton University Press
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inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; china
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Kahle/Austin Foundation
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Internet Archive
Language
English
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xx, 248 pages, [8] pages of plates : 25 cm

Presents ninety-six questions about many common natural phenomena and then shows how to answer them using mostly basic mathematics and precalculus

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-246) and index

Introduction -- At the beginning ... -- In the "playground" -- In the garden -- In the neighborhood -- In the shadows -- In the sky -- In the nest -- In (or on) the water -- In the forest -- In the national park -- In the night sky -- At the end ... -- Appendix 1: A very short glossary of mathematical terms and functions -- Appendix 2: Answers to questions 1-15 -- Appendix 3: Newton's law of cooling -- Appendix 4: More mathematical patterns in nature
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china
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urn:lcp:mathematicalnatu0000adam:lcpdf:94edf90e-5680-401a-b0e7-c6d3fab84f66
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1213
Isbn
9780691128955
0691128952
9780691152653
0691152659
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